North Qld State supported by mayors

The Queensland Member of Parliament for Dalrymple, Shane Knuth, says the possibility of a Northern Queensland state is a step closer to reality.

Mayors meeting in the Gulf for the annual conference of the North Queensland Local Government Association say they support the idea.

Mr Knuth says he is investigating if the Constitution allows for a referendum to be held in Northern region alone rather than across the whole state.

"So we're more or less saying 'hey we're very patriotic but, you know, we need our fair share of funding, our fair share of support and we're basically sick of getting the crumbs off Brisbane's table'." he said.